Wednesday, August 16, 2006

Fish Stories

Today we went to the Oklahoma Aquarium in Jenks. We've got a short list of places we'd like to visit and things we'd like to do here in Oklahoma before we move and this was one of them. The aquarium is seriously overpriced. Even with a coupon it cost us just over $40 to get in. But hey, at least we can say we went once.

The girls got to feed lettuce on long poles to the snapping turtles. Danya was scared and wouldn't feed them unless I helped her hold the pole. She was afraid that the turtles would climb up the flimsy pole and bite her. Gloria on the other hand was fearless, as usual. Gloria was also the first to pet a starfish, touch a shark egg, and lay hands on a stingray. Danya waited until Gloria proved it was safe, then she touched them all.

We really enjoyed getting to watch the divers feed the fish and play with them. Walking underneath the shark tank was fun, too. I talked to Danya about the starfish and how they regenerate their arms. She also thought it was weird that the daddy sea horses have the babies. She stumped the lady working at the "hands on" stingray tank by asking what temperature the water needed to be for the stingrays. The lady said, "Uh, I'm not sure." Then she felt the water and said she thought it must need to be pretty warm. I bet the lady will find out the answer to that before asking the kids if they have any questions next time, lol!

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12 Pack Mom

I'm a 39 year old Christian mom of 10 kids. I have six girls; Danya age 17, Gloria age 15, Jordan age 15, Brianna age 14, Katie age 8, and our other 8 year old Karyie. My four sons include Michael age 14, Shane age 13, Kevin age 11, and Ryker age 2. I also was a foster mom for about 5 years. In 2009 we adopted two of the 33 kids we've fostered. In April 2012 we adopted three more! I've been happily married to the love of my life, Daniel, for 21 years!

FYI

For privacy reasons we cannot post identifying pictures of foster children. That's why their faces are covered or only the backs of their heads are shown. We also give them nicknames to protect their privacy.

The Mini Homeschoolers

Danya and Gloria are "The Mini Homeschoolers" in a series of YouTube videos where they answer questions about homeschooling from a younger perspective. These videos are based on the ones created by two funny homeschooled young men called "Ask the Homeschoolers".
Watch the videos here:The Mini Homeschoolers